NHS GP Referrals for First Out-patient Appointments, June 2011
The latest statistics on GP Referrals produced by the Welsh Government were released on 3 August 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on GP Referrals received at Welsh Local Health Boards for a first out-patient appointment include data for Wales for the period June 2010 to June 2011. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 6 July 2011.
The key points from the latest release are:
- The number of GP Referrals for a first outpatient appointment received at Welsh Local Health Boards was 73,770 in June 2011.
- This is a 8.4% increase compared with June 2010 and a 7.0% increase compared with May 2011, at an all Wales level.
All figures relating to June 2011 are provisional.
Further information
Contact
Tel: 029 2080 1268
E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next update
7 September 2011
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